Trucks blocked at the ferry terminal of Cherbourg (Manche) were able to leave this Sunday, December 2, 2018. Vests yellow change strategy.
By blocking ports, neighboring countries have put pressure on the French government to stop the movement of yellow vests. It is this reasoning that motivated the Yellow Vests Cherbourg (Channel) to block trucks of goods, the embarkation and disembarkation of ferries, for two weeks. This Sunday, December 2, they finally decided to pack up, after a consultation, around 16 h 30.
"Do not kill our port"
"We are leaving again because the other ports have reopened. We do not want to shoot ourselves in the foot and kill our port. We do not want to put people out of work, we fight against poverty, " says Doriane, one of the protesters. This does not mean that the movement stops. "We will not let go. We will carry out other targeted actions in Cherbourg. Actions punches, " says Sandrine, which also indicates that it is not impossible that the port is, again, targeted episodically. The intersection of the station seems, in particular, in the viewfinder of yellow vests.
While they were picking up wooden pallets and tires that were used to block access, the drivers were crossing the obstacle at full speed. Yesterday, there were dozens waiting for the dam to be lifted.